[Ian101]

Tried cramming a load of work into the day (25 houses)  but finding knackered the next day.

So going for the steady and consistent from now on (15 to 18 houses)

Keep picking up new work like u wouldnt beleive ...  all recomendations or people coming up to me ... not canvassed now for over 2 months (dont think I will now as wont get thru it) ... even put my prices up and they still keep saying yes and thanking me   .... all new clients are a min of £12 unless next door is a customer ... day of £10 quid min is gone

Even started eating a breakfast for maintainin energy before starting the day .... summit i have never done  

Lad going to start taking van out on a few Saturdays but not wanting to start expanding to employ as too much hassle i thinks ..... if it carries on growing like this going to start putting more customers up in price and selling off some of the lesser paying work.

What did others do when they got to this stage ?

[Johnny B]

Sounds as if you have got it cracked Ian. well done!

I will use your example when this happens to me again. It's happened twice before, I dealt with it differently, and I didn't benefit from the experiences due to my oversoft nature!

John

[Ian101]

Sounds as if you have got it cracked Ian. well done!

I will use your example when this happens to me again. It's happened twice before, I dealt with it differently, and I didn't benefit from the experiences due to my oversoft nature!

John

all ideas gained from this forum 

[groundhog]

Tried cramming a load of work into the day (25 houses)  but finding knackered the next day.

Your a lightweight!! My record is 43 houses in a day!!!  

[Ian101]

Tried cramming a load of work into the day (25 houses)  but finding knackered the next day.

Your a lightweight!! My record is 43 houses in a day!!!  

my record is only 35 but been trying to do 25 day in day out and finding it not possible

all hail the great groundhog @ 43 

[groundhog]

all hail the great groundhog @ 43 

At last someone who recognizes my greatness!!! 

[bobplum]

Tried cramming a load of work into the day (25 houses)  but finding knackered the next day.

So going for the steady and consistent from now on (15 to 18 houses)

Keep picking up new work like u wouldnt beleive ...  all recomendations or people coming up to me ... not canvassed now for over 2 months (dont think I will now as wont get thru it) ... even put my prices up and they still keep saying yes and thanking me   .... all new clients are a min of £12 unless next door is a customer ... day of £10 quid min is gone

Even started eating a breakfast for maintainin energy before starting the day .... summit i have never done  

Lad going to start taking van out on a few Saturdays but not wanting to start expanding to employ as too much hassle i thinks ..... if it carries on growing like this going to start putting more customers up in price and selling off some of the lesser paying work.

What did others do when they got to this stage ?

when you get to this stage ....you give it to bob

[Danny Guest]

Hi Ian
Im at a similar stage to you were im bursting at the seams with new work. I have put prices up and am going to do so again in 6 months time. I have also not canvassed for a long time but im still managing between 5-10 new customers per week.

I have negotiated a great deal with another lad to do part time work and im looking forward to the future. It isnt easy when you get this far and it comes with its stresses but if i was in your position i would ask myself what i wanted from the business!

Are you happy to do as well as your doing now or do you want to take it to the next level?

If it the latter its time to employ

Good luck Ian

[bobby p]

this year (my 3rd) i realized in Feb was doing too much, both wrists aching 24-7,shoulder pain big time and work still coming in.Waking up wondering just what the heck was i doing

 bit the bullet and took on a lad (partime) ,shovelled the big nasty jobs/long days onto days when he is with me.HOWEVER iv been through 4 lads so far(had DEAFx2 ,DRUNK ,now the IBS king )and still not found any who are normal. but i surely will be lucky soon

one thing i know for sure,i now feel in great shape,few aches , and happier and will never try to shoulder it all alone again (i think !!)

[Richard iSparkle]

hey ian,

firstly, well done!  sounds like you're doing a fantastic job.

hope you don't mind me asking, but is that £12 min for a 4 weekly clean?  the only reason i ask is because i;m working off a min of £10 right now. i'd hate to be cheaper than anyone in this area, so was thinking maybe i need to raise my min.

R

[Ian101]

hey ian,

firstly, well done!  sounds like you're doing a fantastic job.

hope you don't mind me asking, but is that £12 min for a 4 weekly clean?  the only reason i ask is because i;m working off a min of £10 right now. i'd hate to be cheaper than anyone in this area, so was thinking maybe i need to raise my min.

R

yup 12 quid for monthly and 50% more if 2 monthly ... however only just gone with this so not tried and tested too long but so far so good

[Richard iSparkle]

hey ian,

firstly, well done!  sounds like you're doing a fantastic job.

hope you don't mind me asking, but is that £12 min for a 4 weekly clean?  the only reason i ask is because i;m working off a min of £10 right now. i'd hate to be cheaper than anyone in this area, so was thinking maybe i need to raise my min.

R

i guess if you've got too much work, its not worth picking up jobs that are low priced anyhow.  i've got some jobs that i cant wait to put the price up on.  we canvassed them when i'd just started and some of them are woeful!

yup 12 quid for monthly and 50% more if 2 monthly ... however only just gone with this so not tried and tested too long but so far so good

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

i bet they not as low as sum ov mine 

[Richard iSparkle]

i bet they not as low as sum ov mine 

i'd love to compare!  are's are not so low, so much as some houses with bloody loads of windows, and loads of hassle, for £10...  you know when you just want to get a round at the start...   

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

oh the joy
iv sackd off loads

[Klean07]

Tried cramming a load of work into the day (25 houses)  but finding knackered the next day.

Your a lightweight!! My record is 43 houses in a day!!!  

my record is only 35 but been trying to do 25 day in day out and finding it not possible

all hail the great groundhog @ 43 

Well if you can drag yourself away from your pc you may have a chance of doing the 25 mate. Its now 930 and your still on here. Get out there??

[mlscontractcleaner]

this year (my 3rd) i realized in Feb was doing too much, both wrists aching 24-7,shoulder pain big time and work still coming in.Waking up wondering just what the heck was i doing

 bit the bullet and took on a lad (partime) ,shovelled the big nasty jobs/long days onto days when he is with me.HOWEVER iv been through 4 lads so far(had DEAFx2 ,DRUNK ,now the IBS king )and still not found any who are normal. but i surely will be lucky soon

one thing i know for sure,i now feel in great shape,few aches , and happier and will never try to shoulder it all alone again (i think !!)

At the very real risk of sounding stupid what is " IBS King"

[CLEANCARE WC]

IBS= IRRITABLE BOWELL SYNDROME

[Ian101]

Klean07:
Quote from: Ian101 on May 14, 2011, 11:34:05 am

Quote from: groundhog on May 14, 2011, 10:58:03 am

Quote from: Ian101 on May 14, 2011, 08:40:44 am

Tried cramming a load of work into the day (25 houses)  but finding knackered the next day.


Your a lightweight!! My record is 43 houses in a day!!!  


my record is only 35 but been trying to do 25 day in day out and finding it not possible

all hail the great groundhog @ 43 


Well if you can drag yourself away from your pc you may have a chance of doing the 25 mate. Its now 930 and your still on here. Get out there?? ++++++++ not me online at 9.30 I leave it perm logged in so maybe that +++++ currently stuck in laybay with shredded tyre waiting for lad to bring jack as van jack too small and off an audi which I'd never noticed .... Until an hour ago

[Ian101]

Tried cramming a load of work into the day (25 houses)  but finding knackered the next day.

Your a lightweight!! My record is 43 houses in a day!!!  

my record is only 35 but been trying to do 25 day in day out and finding it not possible

all hail the great groundhog @ 43 

Well if you can drag yourself away from your pc you may have a chance of doing the 25 mate. Its now 930 and your still on here. Get out there??

nope defo not on here this morning @ 9.30 was on the glass since 8.30 and the customer i was doing at 9.30 had a heart attack whilst i was cleaning ......... BOB PLUMB was the son of the old fella u passed on to me in Handbridge Mr Gladwyn